ECA
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The Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA) was the U.S. government agency responsible for administering the Marshall Plan to aid European economic recovery after World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ECA canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal agency
ⓘ
government organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Economic Cooperation Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Economic Co-operation Administration
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Austria
ⓘ
Belgium ⓘ Denmark ⓘ Europe ⓘ France ⓘ Greece ⓘ Iceland ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Italy ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Norway ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Sweden ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ Trieste, Italy ⓘ
surface form:
Trieste
Turkey ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ West Germany ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1951 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economic development
ⓘ
foreign aid ⓘ postwar reconstruction ⓘ |
| foundedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| hasMainTask |
administration of the Marshall Plan
ⓘ
coordination of European economic recovery assistance ⓘ distribution of U.S. economic aid to Europe ⓘ support for post–World War II reconstruction in Europe ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
European economic recovery
ⓘ
prevention of economic collapse in postwar Europe ⓘ strengthening Western European economies against communism ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1948 ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Economic Cooperation Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Economic Cooperation Act of 1948
|
| legislatedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| notableProgram |
allocation of counterpart funds in recipient countries
ⓘ
technical assistance missions to European countries ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
executive branch of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Executive Branch of the United States government
|
| partOf | Marshall Plan ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Economic Cooperation Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Mutual Security Agency
|
| shortName | ECA self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| significantEvent | implementation of European Recovery Program ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.